Real Mom Nutrition
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These three healthy Halloween snacks are quick and easy to make, fun for class parties, and feature fresh apples and pears. Believe me when I say that I’m not the Fun Police. My kids go Trick or Treating and eat as much as they want when they get home with their haul–then broker trade deals, …
Tired of chips and candy on the sidelines of your kids’ sports? Here’s how one mom got parents on board with healthy team snacks. Since I began crusading for healthier team snacks, I’ve loved hearing from so many of you. And I LOVE success stories! I recently got an email from Karin Kulinski of Alexandria, …
For a lot of people, the idea of a healthy concession stand triggers this reaction: Here come the fun police to take everyone’s hot dogs away! But you know me: I try very hard not to be the fun police. I’m also a realist. I know that concession stands generate much-needed funds for sports leagues and …
Several years ago, I was chatting with a neighbor about Halloween and the mountain of candy that enters our lives every year. “The Switch Witch comes and takes some of our candy,” she said slyly. Say what? What is The Switch Witch? As I came to find out, the Switch Witch is a strange and wonderful enchantress, who …
Thanks to Wild Blueberries for sponsoring this post! I’ve got a thing for eyeballs this Halloween. Because little eyeballs can transform something ordinary into a fun treat for kids. This week I posted an idea for Mummy and Monster Apples. Today I’m sharing these Spooky Wild Blueberry Boo-Berry Snack Balls, a healthy Halloween snack I developed …
The only thing better than a fun, healthy class party treat: One that’s also super-simple to make. These Mummy and Monster Apples would make a fun, silly snack or favor for a Halloween class party. Get all the details on how to make them in my post for the Stemilt blog. All you need is a bag …
Five years ago, I stood on the pee-wee soccer field and got angry. I sat down at the computer and hammered out a post called Soccer Mom Soapbox, about the frustration I was having with all the Capri Suns and Oreos on the sidelines. I didn’t know how it would be received. Maybe I was overreacting. Or …
You know those moms who are always volunteering to coordinate the classroom parties? Guilty as charged. I’ve got a flexible schedule that allows for it–and frankly, I like to steer the food away from frosted cupcakes and candy. I’m not the fun police. I just think that especially for Halloween, the excesses of trick-or-treating call for a …
Whether your child attends a half-day or full-day preschool program, there’s probably a snack involved. Preschool snacks serve a few purposes: They build community in the classroom, as children gather together to eat. They help build skills, like pouring drinks, serving food, and observing good table manners. And they keep kids nourished between meals, especially …
I’m so happy to have a guest post today from my friend Bettina Siegel. She’s the woman behind the blog The Lunch Tray, who tirelessly advocates for better food in schools, whether it’s getting the USDA to change its policy on using “pink slime” in school food ground beef or getting McDonald’s to scrap a “nutrition education” program in schools. …
Spring sports are in full swing. If your child’s team gathers after games for a snack, I’ve got 20 healthy ideas for you! Too many typical team snacks–like gummy fruit snacks, cookies, donuts, and chips–are full of sugar, sodium, and artificial stuff. But fruits (and veggies) are hydrating, sweet, simple, and full of good nutrition kids …
Are you fed up with junk food sports snacks on the sidelines–but afraid to rock the boat? Not sure how other parents will react? That was me, five years ago, watching a steady stream of Oreos, frosted cupcakes, and Kool-Aid appear on the sidelines every Saturday morning after pee-wee soccer games. I was appalled–and afraid of speaking up. But I reached …
